as you know; as you are aware
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
several years standing; over several years
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
assistant judge; judge-in-training
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
broken; intermittent; disconnected
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
living thing; organism; creature; biology
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
three persons; three parties